“Lenders who are now in control don’t have the appetite to manage or finish building these large resorts,” said Ben Thypin, an analyst at Real Capital Analytics Inc. in New York, adding that values for hotels and resorts may have bottomed out. “Private-equity firms are willing to get their hands dirty as long as they get in at a low price,” he said.

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